Construction Fatality Narrative: Ironworker Falls 42 Feet Through Hole When Cover Fails [1995]

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• Corporate Authors:
  Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• Description:
  The 106-ft crabbing/processing vessel, F/V Northwest Mariner, capsized in the Bering Sea on January 15, 1995. The stricken vessel was able to send only a brief mayday call, but other vessels in the vicinity immediately responded. A life raft with two people on board was located. However, they were both hypothermic and could not be revived. Four other crew members were unable to be located and are presumed to have been lost. Weather may have been a contributing factor in this incident. A 40 knot wind and 24 foot seas were reported at the time of the sinking. 1. All fishing vessel crew should be cognizant of the extreme danger associated with heavy deck loading (e.g., crab pots stacked on deck), improper "tanking" (distribution of fuel, fresh water, and product) combined with vessel icing in northern waters. 2. All fishing vessel crew should have practical training in the donning of immersion suits, and participate in regular emergency drills for abandoning ship. All crew should be trained in emergency radio procedure, and in the early recognition of vessel stability problems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Hunting Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Fishing-industry Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Region-10 Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices

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• FACE - Firefighter:
  Cause of Death: Medical
• Series:
  Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95AK001
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026889
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2012-111935
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 95AK001, 1995 Apr; :1-3
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  19910930
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20060831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8d47e556d9d61435dfb3d3ce5d8061991c72921a1792d7b04a8914fecb7a73c8e91b282daac71f3a7ffcb664cba8b7775c8018c5dc634342efd098c45274fc2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228558/cdc_228558_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.77 KB ]